Dorival Caymmi

1914 - 2008

Composer and singer who made Bahia internationally famous (for songs such as O que é que a baiana tem, A preta do acarajé among others), Caymmi had an influence on various generations of Brazilian artists. He moved to Rio de Janeiro at the end of the 1930s, where he spent time working actively as a singer and a composer in an environment of radio and records. Composer and singer who made Bahia internationally famous (for songs such as O que é que a baiana tem, A preta do acarajé among others), Caymmi had an influence on various generations of Brazilian artists. He moved to Rio de Janeiro at the end of the 1930s, where he spent time working actively as a singer and a composer in an environment of radio and records. Birth: Brasil Salvador BA, 30/4/1914
Death: Brasil Rio de Janeiro RJ, 16/8/2008

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